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Creativity And Expression. Part 1

author: tomhess date: 02/14/2006 category: general music
rating: 9.8 / votes: 59 
POSTED: 02/14/2006 - 08:57 am
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GreenDayChris :
nice!
POSTED: 02/14/2006 - 09:54 am / quote |
Ramco :
Does anyone realize that we don't know and don't care who Tom Hess is, and nobody ever asked him to do an advice column on UG? Frankly I'd think someone of his age and ability would have much better things to do.
POSTED: 02/14/2006 - 10:18 am / quote |
Bob_The_Moose :
so what if you don't know or care who he is? I find his articles very interesting.
POSTED: 02/14/2006 - 10:43 am / quote |
John Kimble :
Ramco please STFU you ungrateful waste of space.

Great article.

POSTED: 02/14/2006 - 10:53 am / quote |
ooblah :
I really like your analogies, i can tell how creative you probably are at this point in your playing. Hopefully i can apply them to mine also! Thanks for the article man!
POSTED: 02/14/2006 - 11:16 am / quote |
fendermalmsteen :
Tom Hess > j00.

Awesome article, no matter how many times I read it.

POSTED: 02/14/2006 - 11:33 am / quote |
bartman5 :
Thank you.. Great article
POSTED: 02/14/2006 - 11:53 am / quote |
twocenttip :
very nice
ramco you suck

POSTED: 02/14/2006 - 12:23 pm / quote |
mong12345 :
interesting article and i discovered new problems i thought i never had which is kinda demoralising but now i can work on them and become more creative if what hes saying isn't bullsh*t
POSTED: 02/14/2006 - 01:01 pm / quote |
led_day :
wow. i have a lot to work on, lol...

thanks good article

POSTED: 02/14/2006 - 01:11 pm / quote |
flesh fries :
great article....got me thinking haha
POSTED: 02/14/2006 - 02:18 pm / quote |
acdc101 :
Does anyone realize that we don't know and don't care who Tom Hess is, and nobody ever asked him to do an advice column on UG? Frankly I'd think someone of his age and ability would have much better things to do.


You think he wrote this article just for UG? No, he probably posted the same article all over the web. You are obviously an idiot, or you would realize the reason he is posting this article everywhere is to entice people to take his correspondence lessons.

POSTED: 02/14/2006 - 02:21 pm / quote |
acdc101 :
Oh yeah, I forgot. Good article, I didn't read it through, but all the other ones you've written have been great.
POSTED: 02/14/2006 - 02:22 pm / quote |
n0selfesteem :
Ramco, one would think you'd have something better to do than sit around on the internet, read articles that are designed to help people if they need it, and then try and put the author down for no reason whatsoever. Seriously, grow up and stop whining. Excellent article, I can't wait to hear more from Mr. Hess.
POSTED: 02/14/2006 - 02:35 pm / quote |
Tedrick :
Aw man this article makes me feel not very creative...
POSTED: 02/14/2006 - 03:15 pm / quote |
EV0L :
Tom hess thinks a little too much about tom hess
POSTED: 02/14/2006 - 03:28 pm / quote |
EV0L :
the answer is to record yrself improving and actually, deeply listen to it
POSTED: 02/14/2006 - 03:30 pm / quote |
MATTTHEMOP :
Ramco:
Does anyone realize that we don't know and don't care who Tom Hess is, and nobody ever asked him to do an advice column on UG? Frankly I'd think someone of his age and ability would have much better things to do.


would u say the same for all the other articles posted by other people?

hess' articles are great. instead of complaining, read wot he has written for us, they could be of a lot of help to you.

POSTED: 02/14/2006 - 04:04 pm / quote |
Slayer_Of_Gods :
This is Great Article it has made me think more about it.
dun listen too what these guys say they just are gay, oh yeah
if you guys are so amazing at guitar and knowing loads about it why don't you write an article which helps people instead of babbling over something you can't do yourself

POSTED: 02/14/2006 - 05:56 pm / quote |
Sum1 :
Does anyone realize that we don't know and don't care who Tom Hess is, and nobody ever asked him to do an advice column on UG? Frankly I'd think someone of his age and ability would have much better things to do.


He is nice enough to write his articles and thenpublish them on multiple sites. He doesnt just come to this site acting big and bad. He puts the ending so peole know where he is coming from and can get in touch with him personally and can check out any article that he may have written but not posted on here. Tom Hess may not have even posted them on here, if you read the ending it says used by permission, someone probably though his articles were useful enough and asked if he could put it on here

POSTED: 02/14/2006 - 06:22 pm / quote |
dhenmarc :
thanks tom...
POSTED: 02/14/2006 - 07:00 pm / quote |
memcliffburton :
thats a good lesson
POSTED: 02/14/2006 - 08:02 pm / quote |
masterometal666 :
good article. seems pretty helpful even to a pro like me. i certainly have creativity blocks every now and then.
POSTED: 02/14/2006 - 08:59 pm / quote |
twistedsister :
HESS IS GOD!
POSTED: 02/14/2006 - 09:01 pm / quote |
mangablade :
sure tom hess is good, but he aint no Chuck Norris!
POSTED: 02/14/2006 - 09:11 pm / quote |
mrbounce :
Tom Hess' tears could cure cancer; if only he ever cried.
POSTED: 02/14/2006 - 10:02 pm / quote |
allareone_421 :
RAMCO

if i hear you have an article anywhere (providing you have the knowledge for one), i'm gonna say "Does anyone realize that we don't know and don't give a **** who [ramco] is, and nobody ever asked him to do an advice column on UG?"

POSTED: 02/14/2006 - 11:29 pm / quote |
allareone_421 :
btw nice article, i have some work to do lol
POSTED: 02/14/2006 - 11:30 pm / quote |
Diceman42 :
Ramco is pissed at the lame closing signature, which is understandable. Also understandable is Hess' attaching it to his article(s).

But really what gets me is the inclusion of the word virtuoso because:

1. No one likes an ego-centric. (aka Malmsteenism)
2. It makes him seem as if he has attained the maximum level of guitar playing, and thus no longer needs to learn, which is a foolish concept.

So my advice, (as a trade for his) is to modestly remove it. (Because even if he didn't post it here on UG, it still reads as if he did.)

POSTED: 02/14/2006 - 11:55 pm / quote |
TwistedLogic :
Thanks Tom, keep em coming!!!!
POSTED: 02/15/2006 - 12:10 am / quote |
kermitclein :
i agree with diceman, but maybe tom hess is a virtuoso guitarist, someone has to be.

good article tho

i find that just thinking about wat youre doing when writing a song makes a huge difference. its very easy to write a song without even thinking about a single thing u play, i think once u've written a song u should go back over it until u capture the feel of the song u originally intended. i certainly dont think u hav to hav oodles of musical skill in order to write a good song, song of the best songs in the world employ very little musical skill whatsoever.

POSTED: 02/15/2006 - 08:11 am / quote |
Four Symbols :
Very insightful--great job Tom...

As for "Ramco" If you enjoy spending your free time complaining about how people contribute to this site--then you have some issues you need to sort out. This site runs primarilly on user contributions, so if someone wants to contribute an article then they should be appreciated for their generosity. I'm not saying that you have to like the article, but if you find out that you don't like Tom Hess's articles, then don't read them.

Anyhow, great article! Hope to read more in the future Tom.

POSTED: 02/15/2006 - 11:44 am / quote |
lost_it_again :
ramco, shut up ya prick. This guys put some effort into writing a lesson for us. you think he had better things to do? well he might have done, shouldn't that make you more grateful? moron. and anyway what better things would he have to do with his time than educate hundreds of musicians at the same time through UG to try and make the general music world a more expressive place? well he is a guitar teacher so i think this is the best possible thing he could do with his time. now stopp being so damn ungrateful.

thanks tom, got a lot out of that lesson

POSTED: 02/15/2006 - 12:28 pm / quote |
 
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POSTED: 02/16/2006 - 12:09 am / quote |
Tim_5150 :
i jusrt skimmed it but it's quite good...quite short though...but great anyway...
POSTED: 02/16/2006 - 02:47 am / quote |
Tim_5150 :
*just
POSTED: 02/16/2006 - 02:50 am / quote |
Stratocaster93 :
Ha ha! Ramco must feel like a real jackass right now, lol! And he should. It was a great article, thanks Tom.
POSTED: 02/16/2006 - 06:11 am / quote |
Stratocaster93 :
YOU ROCK, HESS!!!
POSTED: 02/16/2006 - 06:11 am / quote |
eastern_riffs :
Most of the guys here compliment Hess not because of his great article,but because he's a professional musician.

I doubt if any normal UG member posted this same very article he would get those compliments like 'Hess is God' and 'You rock,Hess'..

It is understandable why this happens,and there is nothing to feel bad about it.Hess is a pro so his info seems much more reliable,even though it may be the same as anyone else would post.

So,all I can say is,Keep it coming for Hess but keep it modest.

POSTED: 02/16/2006 - 06:20 am / quote |
Stratocaster93 :
eastern riffs is probably right... but still! It was a pretty good article, right? Even if he wasn't a pro it still would've been good.



And Ramco still sucks. What a jackass.

POSTED: 02/16/2006 - 07:40 am / quote |
Fat-Man :
Ramco You're a jackass! Hess you're godsent! Also, It was a great article. Props
POSTED: 02/16/2006 - 08:04 am / quote |
maggot4life :
Great article...now im finally sure that i suck!..btw so does Ramco!
Thx Tom!
Cheers!

POSTED: 02/16/2006 - 12:40 pm / quote |
msierragtz :
Very helpful thank you Hess

POSTED: 02/16/2006 - 08:11 pm / quote |
SGdude452 :
nice article, it helped me a lot. thx tom!
POSTED: 02/16/2006 - 09:17 pm / quote |
nosyrbp99 :
Hess is ma boy...Ramco can suck my nuts
POSTED: 02/17/2006 - 08:47 am / quote |
Klistrad :
Go to his site and look at the videos, it's ****ing arpeggios up and down, up and down!!! Is that what you call a virtuoso?
POSTED: 02/17/2006 - 12:05 pm / quote |
fox69 :
haha. another tom hess article. i gotta say, that the article may actually make sense, but the concept of a teacher teaching you to be creative is bullshit. also, the little endig is actually pretty lame, and i've never heard of tom hess, except theres a guy with "hess" as a last name at my school and he's really shit fer brains.

as is tho, tom hess kinda pisses me off. all of his articles are about shit that is supposed to vary from person to person, like creativity, inspiration, how to be original. but i gotta say, i'm sick of these tom hess articles, and i don't really give a rat's ass wether other people think im stupid.

mangablade:
s
ure tom hess is good, but he aint no Chuck Norris!


o and btw ur awsome bud.

POSTED: 02/17/2006 - 02:06 pm / quote |
Hendrix_101090 :
ramco is awesome i hate this tom hess guy he thinks hes the shit and hes not
POSTED: 02/17/2006 - 02:11 pm / quote |
RustyGold :
Nice article.
POSTED: 02/17/2006 - 04:47 pm / quote |
Black Revolver :
oooo thats kool, thanks i'll give it a try =)
POSTED: 02/18/2006 - 03:24 am / quote |
G-Sage :
here's my advice on the whole creativity thing... GET DRUNK AND FUCK AROUND!! after you learn theories more in-depth theres two ways to go for creativeness, think and map out your process( Tom Hess' way) or let loose and think only of makin kick ass tunes. Sometimes you just gotta have faith in your playing abilities and trust that something good will come out of that amp.
POSTED: 02/19/2006 - 07:09 am / quote |
G-Sage :
by the way good article man, I appreciate the fact that you take time to write these articles. I say rock on to ramco for speaking his mind, but you have no status whatsoever so for now shut the **** up
POSTED: 02/19/2006 - 07:11 am / quote |
Stratocaster93 :
A few people just dissed Hess and said Ramco is right. Hess is a bit of a self-promoter, but I for one still thing Ramco is a jackass.
POSTED: 02/20/2006 - 04:46 am / quote |
exe885 :
Sorry.. Can anyone briefly explain to me what are consonance and dissonance cos i don't understand.. Thx!!
POSTED: 02/20/2006 - 06:51 pm / quote |
 
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POSTED: 02/23/2006 - 02:15 pm / quote |
The Wicker Man2 :
Pretty good article. Its the first tom hess article i've seen where he isn't constantly saying you will never acomplish anything and never become a great musician.
POSTED: 02/23/2006 - 05:47 pm / quote |
MuffinMan :
Ramco wrote:

Does anyone realize that we don't know and don't care who Tom Hess is, and nobody ever asked him to do an advice column on UG? Frankly I'd think someone of his age and ability would have much better things to do.


you know, you're sort of a jackass, please kill yourself.

POSTED: 02/24/2006 - 02:37 pm / quote |
guitar21@WE :
good article, and be happy ramco that we get these free articles!!! and it improves us as a whole
as musicians we all need to just strive to get better constantly and this shi t is free take it or leave it

POSTED: 02/26/2006 - 04:51 pm / quote |
hurdy gurdy man :
a haa haa Ramco got burnt up

POSTED: 03/02/2006 - 04:29 pm / quote |
rockergurl09 :
ya know, ramco, just because he and his ability would allow him to do other things doesn't mean that he can't help us UG people with articles that I find quite enlightening (considering I'm teaching myself).

Tom Hess rocks!

POSTED: 04/27/2006 - 01:25 pm / quote |
LordFrog :
ramco, just because you are a stuck-up bastard doesnt mean you have to say sh!t abt ppl.
POSTED: 05/05/2006 - 10:14 am / quote |
xIxKilledxKenny :
well i can't say it din't help but it made me feel like an idiot .... i don't even know what dissonance or most of that other crap is
POSTED: 07/20/2006 - 03:18 pm / quote |
Jrimert :
Not trying to say anything bad about Hess, I'm sure he is a great guy and all. But I have to agree with Klistrad. He's just a lot of sweep-picking and arpeggios. I've heard much better guitarists, but his techinique is good. But then again, with time, I believe anyone could be. As the old saying goes, "Practice makes perfect!" Well, Thanks for the advice, I say be yourself and explore your own creativity man.

Cheers

POSTED: 07/22/2006 - 01:17 am / quote |
wo0t :
hess is a egocentric bitch on his site. i looked at his "lesson application" where he asks u to answer kissass questions. like, " do u think some1 who has sold millions of records worldwide and has slain over 4000 nazi ninjas can help u play better?". hes a pompous @sswipe. but non-the-less it is a good article.
POSTED: 07/22/2006 - 03:49 am / quote |
luixino :
RAMCO, the guy is giving his time to share his ideas, if you dont like them then why are you reading these columns anyway? and thanks for the article, tom, for guitarists in formation, like myself, golumns like these are very useful.
POSTED: 07/24/2006 - 06:35 pm / quote |
mehrdad :
Interesting!
POSTED: 06/09/2008 - 11:49 am / quote |
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